Bai Xue
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Bai Xue is a female Chinese long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.
, and finished fourth in 10,000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships
. She finished twenty-first in the 10,000 metres at the Olympic Games
. She won the Beijing Marathon
in 2008.
in the last kilometer to finish the 42.195 km race in two hours 25 minutes and 15 seconds. Ozaki took silver in 2:25:25 and Aselefech Mergia
of Ethiopia finished third in 2:25:32. Bai's teammate Zhou Chunxiu
, silver winner in Osaka 2007 and bronze medalist in th 2008 Summer Olympics
, was fourth in 2:25:39. Another two Chinese runners Zhu Xiaolin
, fourth finisher in Osaka, and Sun Weiwei, finished fifth in 2:26:08 and 2:29:39 respectively.
Bai Xue became the first Chinese athlete to win a marathon race at the World Championships. It was also the first gold medal for China in event in Berlin, taking its medal tally to 1-1-2. And it was also the first gold in 10 years for Chinese women athletes' at the world championships. Liu Hongyu
won the last gold medal in the women's 10 km walk in Seville 1999. She is also the second Chinese to win a major international marathon after Zhou Chunxiu
, who took the London Marathon
title in 2007. She returned to China after the championships and defended her title at the Beijing Marathon, beating young national opposition in Zhang Xin and Zhu Xiaoling.
She continued her good form at the 11th Chinese National Games
a few weeks later, setting a 10,000 m personal best on the way to winning the gold medal. At the 2010 London Marathon
, she was in contention for much of race but fell away at the 30 km point, ending up in seventh place with a run of 2:25:18.
Career
Bai won both the 5000 and the 10,000 metres at the 2005 Asian Championships2005 Asian Championships in Athletics
The 16th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Incheon, South Korea in 2005.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :- External links :*...
, and finished fourth in 10,000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships
2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Center in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China....
. She finished twenty-first in the 10,000 metres at the Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...
. She won the Beijing Marathon
Beijing Marathon
The Beijing International Marathon is an annual marathon race of 42.195 km held in October in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The race was first held in 1981 and has been held every year since. The race begins at Tiananmen Square and finishes at the National Olympic Sports Centre stadium...
in 2008.
2009 World Championships
The Berlin 2009 Marathon event was Bai's first time to take part in World Championships and only second time to take part in an international marathon. She won the 2009 World Championships Women's Marathon gold medal becoming the youngest ever women's world marathon champion at the age of 20. Bai pulled away from Japan's Yoshimi OzakiYoshimi Ozaki
Yoshimi Ozaki is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. She won the 2008 Tokyo Women's Marathon in a personal best time of 2:23:30 hours...
in the last kilometer to finish the 42.195 km race in two hours 25 minutes and 15 seconds. Ozaki took silver in 2:25:25 and Aselefech Mergia
Aselefech Mergia
Aselefech Mergia Medessa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She began taking part in professional road races in 2006, starting with a seventh place finish at the Delhi Half Marathon....
of Ethiopia finished third in 2:25:32. Bai's teammate Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu is a Chinese marathon runner.She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 33rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
, silver winner in Osaka 2007 and bronze medalist in th 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, was fourth in 2:25:39. Another two Chinese runners Zhu Xiaolin
Zhu Xiaolin
Zhu Xiaolin is a Chinese long-distance runner, who specialises in marathon running. She has won the Xiamen International Marathon and was third at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. She represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was fourth in the women's marathon...
, fourth finisher in Osaka, and Sun Weiwei, finished fifth in 2:26:08 and 2:29:39 respectively.
Bai Xue became the first Chinese athlete to win a marathon race at the World Championships. It was also the first gold medal for China in event in Berlin, taking its medal tally to 1-1-2. And it was also the first gold in 10 years for Chinese women athletes' at the world championships. Liu Hongyu
Liu Hongyu
Liu Hongyu is a female Chinese race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
won the last gold medal in the women's 10 km walk in Seville 1999. She is also the second Chinese to win a major international marathon after Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu is a Chinese marathon runner.She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 33rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
, who took the London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
title in 2007. She returned to China after the championships and defended her title at the Beijing Marathon, beating young national opposition in Zhang Xin and Zhu Xiaoling.
She continued her good form at the 11th Chinese National Games
Athletics at the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
At the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, the athletics events were held at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center in Jinan, People's Republic of China from 21–26 October, 2009. The National Games marathon event was held in conjunction with the Beijing Marathon on 18 October.-Medal...
a few weeks later, setting a 10,000 m personal best on the way to winning the gold medal. At the 2010 London Marathon
2010 London Marathon
The 2010 London Marathon took place on Sunday, 25 April 2010. Up to 36,000 people are thought to have taken part, a record for the event. The men's event was won by Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia with a time of 2:05:19 and the women's event by Liliya Shobukhova of Russia with a time of 2:22:00...
, she was in contention for much of race but fell away at the 30 km point, ending up in seventh place with a run of 2:25:18.
Personal bests
Her personal best times are:- 1500 metres1500 metresThe 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...
- 4:24.51 min (2004) - 3000 metres3000 metresThe 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...
- 9:16.32 min (2004) - 5000 metres5000 metresThe 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
- 15:09.84 min (2007) - 10,000 metres - 31:17.62 min (2009)
- MarathonMarathonThe marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
- 2:23:27 hrs (2008)